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Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS Springfield, MO

August 20, 2017Dade County, Polk County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 2017, 7:09 PM CDT for Dade County, Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2017, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2017, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dade County, MO, Polk County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 20, 7:44 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Bona, MOEXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAUSED A SECTION OF HIGHWAY RA TO BECOME FLOODED. DADE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY ON SITE WATCHING THE FLOODING UNTIL IT RECEDES.
Aug 20, 7:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 W Bona, MODADE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT OBSERVED FLASH FLOODING OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 215 WEST OF BONA. MODOT HAS BEEN CALLED AND ON THEIR WAY.
Aug 20, 8:39 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Wsw Eudora, MODANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING ONGOING ON A SECTION OF HIGHWAY W AND TURKEY CREEK. WALNUT GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN THIS SECTION OF HIGHWAY.
Aug 20, 8:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD3 Sw Morrisville, MOFLASH FLOODING ONGOING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ASHER CREEK AND 560 ROAD IN FAR SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY. WALNUT GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS STANDING BY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3349 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2017-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3349 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1163 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
9.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

118 
WGUS53 KSGF 210009
FFWSGF
MOC057-167-210615-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0077.170821T0009Z-170821T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
709 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Polk County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northeastern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 115 AM CDT Monday

* At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain has
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially
  susceptible to the dangers of flash flooding.
  Locations in the warning include...
  Morrisville...                    Dadeville...
  Aldrich...                        Eudora...
  Bona...                           

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route W at Turkey Creek just west of Eudora...
and Highway 215 west of Bona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 9346 3743 9376 3758 9377 3757 9362
      3763 9361 3757 9340 3742 9340

$$

Burchfield
2 follow-up statements
106 
WGUS73 KSGF 210102
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
802 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017

MOC057-167-210615-
/O.CON.KSGF.FF.W.0077.000000T0000Z-170821T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Polk MO-Dade MO-
802 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN DADE COUNTIES...

At 759 PM CDT, local 911 dispatch center reported ongoing flash 
flooding on state Highway 215 near Bona and on State Highway RA near 
Bona. Roadways are being shut down at these locations. Thunderstorms 
with heavy rainfall are continuing over the area. Up to 4 inches of 
rain has fallen with an additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall 
possible over the next one to two hours.

This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water
crossings...
Route W at Turkey Creek just west of Eudora...
and Highway 215 west of Bona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 9346 3743 9376 3758 9377 3757 9362
      3763 9361 3757 9340 3742 9340

$$

Burchfield
285 
WGUS73 KSGF 210611
FFSSGF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
111 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2017

MOC057-167-210620-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0077.000000T0000Z-170821T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Polk MO-Dade MO-
111 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHEASTERN
DADE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM CDT...

The threat for rapid rises in water levels has diminished. Flash
flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat to life or property.
Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3743 9346 3743 9376 3758 9377 3757 9362
      3763 9361 3757 9340 3742 9340

$$

Foster

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFHickory48 min
Aug 20, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFGreene46 min
Aug 20, 8:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFDade, Greene6 hr
Aug 20, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFGreene23 min
Aug 20, 8:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisorySGFGreene6 hr
Aug 20, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementSGFCedar50 min
Aug 20, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, Dade40 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.